Seen here is the famed “ghost pig” of Old Walzem Road How well do you know your neighbors? Are you sure? Because I’m not necessarily talking about your upstairs or next door neighbors. According to a new report by Rent.com, San Antonio is the fifth most haunted city in the nation and the most haunted […]
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(Courtesy rendering) The new cafécollege opened Monday evening. The city opened the new cafécollege Monday evening. Here’s a story from Jennifer Lloyd about the center, which will provide free assistance on how to get into college. It’s at 131 El Paso Street, at the corner of El Paso and South Santa Rosa in a city […]
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(Danny Warner/Special to the Express-News) This home designed by architect Malcolm Chesney for Gary Joeris will be on this year’s AIA home tour. Tickets are on sale now for the annual home tour of the San Antonio chapter of the American Institute of Architects. And here’s a story that ran in Sunday’s paper about construction […]
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Boo! San Antonio made Rent.com’s list of the most haunted cities. Savannah, Ga., was No. 1 on the list, followed by Gettysberg, Pa., Salem, Mass., New Orleans and San Antonio. Rounding out the top 10 were St. Augustine, Fla., Charleston, S.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, Ore. Last year, a Rent.com survey said 11 percent […]
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Build San Antonio Green certified its 500th home this month – a big milestone that took a long time to reach. The residential green building program started in 2002, but participation was minimal and even employees now say the options for builders were too confusing. Depressingly, there were only four homes certified in the first […]
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San Antonio-based architecture firm Marmon Mok has announced several promotions. Shawn Bacon, who works in the firm’s recreation/sports studio, Hervey Cervantes, a specifications writer who works with the project teams, and Edgar Farrera, the director of sustainable design, have been promoted to senior associate. Denise Beneke, Alfred Brice, Tiffany Robinson Long and Rob Sipes have […]
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•Is a grocery store a viable option for downtown San Antonio? Mayor Julián Castro really wants one to help bolster downtown development and its burgeoning residential population. This is from today’s story: “Perhaps the conditions are not exactly ideal,” Castro said, “but we’re looking for someone who’s willing to make an investment and perhaps take […]
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•Builders are a long, long way from recovery, according to this story from the Associated Press. “Even with a modest rise in construction last month, the pace of building would need to at least double to signal a healthy market and contribute in a meaningful way to job growth, according to most economists. They don’t […]
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The San Antonio Association of Real Estate Brokers will offer a homebuyer workshop from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the DoubleTree Hotel San Antonio Airport, located at Loop 410 and McCullough Avenue. Topics include how to find a real estate agent, how to apply for a mortgage and home inspections. There also will […]
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